“It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn't catch the remark because I wasn't paying attention.”
“You have a... remarkable memory.""I remember everything about you. You're the one who wasn't paying attention.”
“She said things and I nodded. I didn't pay attention. She didn't pay attention to me. We floated through our days in that way.”
“I tried to pay attention, but attention paid me.”
“By the way, in case you weren't paying attention or something, did you catch what Mr. Powell called me? "Young artist." I bet you missed that.”
“They don't really pay attention to me, except when they need my blood or something. I wouldn't even be alive, if it wasn't for Kate being sick.”